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JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA 



TItnnk God for Grass! No other gloinj vies 



W'itli the refreshing glory of the grass; 

 Not e'eit the blue of the o^erbending skies. 



Nor fading splendors uhen the dayligitt dies. 

 Can this siveet smile of living green surpass. 



GRASS IS KING, and tbe Cow Queen. 



CANADIAN BLUE GRASS, (Poa Comprcssa.) The 

 hardiest grass in cultiration; should not be confounded 

 witli the Kentucky Blue Gra.-s. Canadian Blue Grass shoots 

 its leaves very early. All grazing animals eat it greedily; 

 cows fed on it produce a very rich milk. It is especially rel- 

 ished by sheep. Its bluish t;reen stems retain their color after 

 the seed is ripe, it shrinks les-s in drying than most otiier 

 grasses. It is an excellent grass for dry, sandy, thin soils and 

 banks, and for covering the surface of rocky soils. Qt., 15c.; 

 bush., 1-1 lbs , SI. 50: 5 bush, and over, SI. 40 per bush. 



KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Fancy, triple cleaned.) 

 Valuable for pasture when mixed with other varieties. Qt., 

 loc; bush., 14 lbs., S1.50; 5 bush, and over, 31.40 per bush. 



ORCHARD GRASS. One of the most desirable pas- 

 •ture grasses. Qt., 15c.; bush., 12 lbs., about SI. .50. 



TIMOTHY. Qt., 20c.; bush., 45 lbs., about 82.00. 



HEKD, or RED TOP GRASS. A valuable native per- 

 manent grass, as a mixture in meadows or pistures. Qt., 15c.; 

 bush., 10 lbs., SI. CO ; in sacks of 50 lbs., about S3.50. 



JOHNSON GRASS (SORGHUM HAIAPENSE). 

 Qt., 20c.; bush., 25 lbs., S2.75. 



NATURAL GREEN GRASS. Qt., 20c.; bush., $3.00. 



MEADOW FESCUE, or ENGLISH BLUE. Qt., 20c.; 

 Ijusli., SI 50. Sow 2 bush, to the acre. 



TALL MEADOW OAT GR.\SS. A valu ible grass for 

 permanent pasture, on account of its earlv lu.'suriant growth. 

 jVIakes splendid hay. Qt., 20e.; bush., 13 lbs., S2A0. 



EVGLISH RYE GRASS. Anutritious, permanent grass, 

 for meadows and pastures. Qt., 20c.; bush., 24 lbs., SI. 50. 



ITALL4.N RYE GRASS. Qt., 20c.; bush , 20 lbs., S1.7o. 



W^OOD 3IEADOW GRASS. Adapted for pleasure 

 grounds under trees; fine for pastures under close feeding. 

 Sow 28 pounds to acre. Lb., 40c., postpaid; bush., 14 lbs, $3.50. 



SWEET VERNAL GRASS. True Perennial. Lb., 

 45c , postpaid; bush., 10 lbs., S3.50. 



MEADO^V FOXTAIL, ROUGH STALKED BIEAD- 

 O^V, CRESTED DOGT AIL, FINE-LEAAT2D FESCUE, 

 WATER aiEADOW, WATER FESCUE, each, per lb., 

 45c., postpaid ; 10 lbs. and over, 35c. per lb. , by express. 



AWNLESS, or HUNGARIAN BROME GRASS, 

 (Bromus inermis), RHODE ISLAND BENT, TUFTED 

 HALR, CREEPING BENT, WOOD HAIR, HARD 

 FESCUE, SHEEP FESCUE, each, per lb., 35c., postpaid ; 

 10 lbs. and over, 2oc. per lb., by express. 



GRASSES FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTH 



This little work contains a complete list, with descriptions 

 and illustrations, of all the de>irable grasses now grown in 

 the Uuited Slates. Will be mailed free to all who write for it. 



vEi,\ i:t lawn mixture. 



Johnson & Stokes' Evergreen Velvet 

 Lawn Mixture 



The best Lawn Grass Seed for the American cli- 

 mate. With it you can renovate old and make new lawns, 

 grass plots, tennis courts, etc., as soft as velvet and as green 

 as emerald all summer long, in either exposed or shaded 

 places, where other mixtures will not thrive. 



We have made the formation of permanent lawns a study 

 for years, with the result that in our Evergreen Seed we 

 have a mixture of various grasses that grow and flourish dur- 

 ing different months of the year, and that will insure a beau- 

 tiful dwarf, green, compact sward, and remain green and 

 fresh during our hot, dry summer months, even when gown 

 on La\vn Tennis, Croquet and Ball Grounds in constant 

 use, and on partially shaded lawns. It has become widely 

 known and is exclusively used on the finest public and pri- 

 vate grounds around Philadelphia, New York and other 

 cities. Qt., 25c.; 2 qts., 40c.; (qt., postpaid, 3Uc.) peck, $1.00 ; 

 bush., 20 lbs., S4.00. 



Fairmount Park Lawn Grass Seed 



This is comp(>.sed of fine grasses, but less expensive than 

 those used in our Evergreen Velvet Mixture, and will give 

 excellent results; especially adapted for embankments and 

 terraces, as well as for exposed lawns and for light seashore 

 sandv soils. It is the best cheap lawn mixture on the market. 

 Qt., 20e.: 2 qts., .35c.; (qt., postpaid, 25c.) peck, 75c.; bush., 14 

 lbs., $2.50. 



A quart of Lawn Grass Seed will sow about 300 square 

 feet. Three to four bushels are required to sow an acre. In- 

 structions how to prepare and sow a lawn accompany each 

 package. 



Special Mixtures for Permanent Pastures 

 and Mowing Lands 



Price, $3.50 per bushel; 10 bushels and over, 

 Sa.as. Sow 3 to 3}^ bushels to the acre. 



In the preparation of these mixtures for permanent pas- 

 ture and mowing, the greatest care is exercised in selecting 

 such varieties as are suited to the soil to be laid down and 

 are likely to realize the object in view. To facilitate this, a 

 description of the soil, whether light, medium or 

 lieavy, also climate, and purpose for which sown, and 

 if with or without a crop, should accompnnv each order. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' No. 1 MIXTURE FOB PER- 

 MANENT PASTURE. Contains, blended in proper pro- 

 portions for the purpose, the following gra.sses: Orchard 

 Grass, Sheep's Fescue, Meadow Fescue, Hard Fescue, Cana- 

 dian Blue, Sweet Vernal, Meadow Foxtail, Tall Meadow Oat, 

 Red Top, Kentucky Blue, Italian Rye Grass, Perennial Rye 

 Grass, Rhode Island Bent, Timothy, Wood Bleadow, Rough- 

 .Stalked Meadow, Alsike Clover, White Clover, Mammoth 

 Clover. Bush.. 32..50: 10 bush.. S22 .iO, sacks included. 



JOHNSON & STOKES' No. 3 MIXTURE FOR PER- 

 MANENT MOWING. Contains, properly blended. Red 

 Top,' Perennial Rye Grass, Orchard Grass, Timothy, Red 

 Clover. Mammoth Clover. White Clover, Fine-Leaved Fes- 

 cue, Rhode Island Bent, Rough-Stalked Meadow, Meadosr 

 Fescue, Meadow Foxtail. Bush,, $2.50; 10 bush., $22.50. 



